The reconstruction of the Veterans Memorial Building in Suisun City cost $2.6 million in planning and construction. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic)

Sherri Laughs as her husband Joe makes her laugh Thursday at their home in Fairfield. The couple has been happily married for 30 years. (Conner Jay/Daily Republic)

The reconstruction of the Veterans Memorial Building in Suisun City cost $2.6 million in planning and construction. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic)

Veteran Richard Jones looks out at the newly rebuilt main hall of the Veterans Memorial Building in Suisun City. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic)

Virgil and Dolores Backlund have been married since 2010. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic)

Chef Lindsey Gilpin, right, prepares a dish, with Nicole Cartwright, left, at BackDoor Bistro, which is in the same location as Lynda’s Corner Cafe in Vacaville. (Robinson Kuntz/Daily Republic)